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BINNINGTON, Edward
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 3480, Q226434 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 June 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 8th (QLD) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
| Born: | Goodwood, Queensland, 14 June 1895 |
| Home Town: | Maryborough, Fraser Coast, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | School teacher |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3480 | |
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| 19 Aug 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 15th Infantry Battalion | |
| 11 Apr 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 3480, 15th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (First) | |
| 11 Apr 1917: | Imprisoned Bullecourt (First), Captured in OG2 lines at Bullecourt Bean Vol IV p334 refers |
World War 2 Service
| 24 Mar 1942: | Involvement Lieutenant, Q226434, Page missing from Enlistment Register | |
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| 24 Mar 1942: | Enlisted | |
| 24 Mar 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lieutenant, Q226434, 8th (QLD) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) | |
| Date unknown: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lieutenant, Q226434, 8th (QLD) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
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Bean Vol IV p 334 First Bullecourt. Binnington with others (Missingham 15th Bn, Ingram 13th Bn) held out with a number of men in the OG2 trench line at Bullecourt, allowing others to escape until they exhausted their supply of bombs and were outflanked and captured - 11 April 1917